Assembly procedure for a long-stator linear motor

Abstract

Procedure mounting at least one power electronic unit of a transport segment of a long-stator linear motor onto the transport segment. At least one socket is arranged on the transport segment to accommodate at least one contact element of the drive coil arranged in the socket. At least one clamping element is inserted into the socket with a clamping section. The contact element of the drive coil, while creating an electroconductive connection to the clamping section of the clamping element, is fixed into the socket by the clamping element. At least one contact point of the at least one power electronic unit, while creating an electroconductive connection, is connected directly to a connecting section of the clamping element. The contact element is first arranged in the socket, then the clamping element is inserted into the socket, and then the contact point is connected directly to the connecting section.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) of Austria Patent Application No. A50577 / 2017 filed Jul. 12, 2017, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention[0002]The invention relates to an assembly procedure for connecting at least one power electronic unit to a transport segment of a long-stator linear motor, wherein the transport segment comprises at least one drive coil with at least two contact elements and the at least one power electronic unit comprises at least two contact points that correspond to the contact elements of the drive coil, wherein an electroconductive connection between the contact elements of the drive coil and the contact points of the at least one power electronic unit is created.2. Discussion of Background Information[0003]In one sufficiently known long-stator linear motor, a plurality of electrical ...

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[0008]Accordingly, it is an aim of the invention to create a simple and quick assembly procedure for assembling on the transport segment a power electronic unit of a transport segment of a long-stator linear motor, with the lowest possible stress placed on the power electronic unit during assembly.

[0009]According to the invention, the problem is solved by arranging on the transport segment at least one socket for accommodating at least one contact element of the drive coil, arranging the at least one contact element of the drive coil in the socket, inserting at least one clamping element corresponding to the socket into the socket with a clamping section, wherein the contact element of the drive coil, while creating an electroconductive connection to the clamping section of the clamping element, is fixed in the socket by the clamping element, and that at least one contact point of the power electronic unit, while creating an electroconductive connection, is directly connected to a connecting section of the clamping element, wherein first the contact element of the drive coil is arranged in the socket, then the clamping element is inserted into the socket with the clamping section and then the contact point of the power electronic unit is connected directly to the connecting section of the clamping element by means of soldering or plugging. As a result, first the clamping element is attached using a mounting force necessary to clamp it down and then the power electronic unit is attached to the clamping element, which relieves the pressure on the power electronic unit.

[0010]However, it is advantageous if at least two sockets for accommodating at least one contact element each are arranged on the transport segment, wherein the at least two contact elements are arranged in the sockets, wherein at least two clamping elements corresponding to the sockets, each with a clamping section, are inserted into the sockets sequentially or simultaneously, and wherein at leas

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To that end, the wires of the individual drive coils are, for example, attached and soldered to the corresponding contact points of the circuit board, which, however, because of the narrow space available, requires a very complex process control, which is disadvantageous.

Due to the generally very large number of drive coils and the narrow spatial conditions, it is not possible to tighten all screw connections at the same time, or only with a lot of effort.

Although a sequential tightening of the screw connections would be possible, this would prolong th

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